Thesis (D.W.S.)--Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-112).

Abstract Purpose: The purpose with this thesis is to identify the problems that these two municipalities, Jönköping and Borås, are facing in regard to sustainable development in the water infrastructure area and highlight the different strategies that the municipalities has developed to find solutions to these problems. Two municipalities have been chosen for this analyse, the municipalities of Borås and Jönköping, for the reason that they both have similar population but two different solutions in how the municipality water management is run. The questions that the thesis are built on is: 1)    How do these two municipality work towards a sustainable development in water management? 2)    What are these strategies based on? 3)    How does the checklist for sustainable development been developed and how does it differ between the two municipalities? Method: The method of finding the answers to these questions is six qualitative interviews with people from both organizations with knowledge of the subject. Literature studies of the theories behind sustainable development in water infrastructure and analysing documents provided by the municipalities in order to scientifically back up the findings from the interviews. Findings: After analysing the collected data one can see that sustainability is already a part of water management in general but there is some focus areas that the organizations are working on with different tools which is presented in a checklist. Implications: There are three conclusions that could be made from this thesis, they are about legal requirements, technical development and sustainability index.    Limitations: This thesis is of limited size and is therefore an overview of these organizations work towards sustainable development. The thesis does not bring up the political aspect and does not do a deeper analysis of the different aspects of water management.  Keywords: sustainable development, sustainable water management, water management

A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.

<p>The paper examines the 1985 Farm Bill-version of the Conservation ReselVe Program (CRP) as a potential water-quality improvement tool in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia. Participation levels. bidding behavior. land use options and other conditions in Richmond county. a predominantly agricultural county in Virginia's Northern Neck region. were analyzed.</p> / Master of Science

"Sisson's Kingdom" uses a community study paradigm to offer an interpretation of the Confederate homefront collapse of Floyd County, Virginia. The study focuses primarily on residents' conflicting loyalty choices during the war, and attempts to explain the myriad of ways that their discord operated to remove Floyd County as a positive portion of the Confederate homefront. The study separates the "active Confederate disloyalty" of Floyd County's Unionist inhabitants from the "passive Confederate disloyalty" of relatives or friends of local Confederate deserters. It then explores the conflicting loyalties of the county's pro-Confederates, Unionists, and passive disloyalists, seeking to understand better the wide variety of loyalty choices available to residents as well as the consequences of their choices. To determine some of the significant factors contributing to the Floyd County community's response to the Confederacy and Civil War, this thesis documents the various ways residents' reactions took shape. Chapter One examines the roots of these decisions, exploring briefly Floyd County's entrance into Virginia's market economy during the 1850s and its residents' conflicting choices during Virginia's secession crisis. In the aftermath of secession, many Floyd residents embraced their new Confederate government and enlisted by the hundreds in its military units. The decision by some county soldiers to desert their units and return to Floyd caused loyalty conflicts between their supporters and the county's pro-Confederates. This conflict, and the effects of deserters living in the Floyd community, are both explored in Chapter Two. Floyd's Unionist population and its loyal Confederate residents clashed violently throughout much of the war, hastening the disintegration of the Floyd homefront. Their discord is examined in Chapter Three. / Master of Arts

I den här rapporten beskrivs hur man tillsammans med Bodens kommuns VA-avdelning tagit fram och fält-testat ett inventeringsverktyg för dagvattenutlopp. I rapporten beskrivs tankarna kring utformandet av detta verktyg, syftet med den data som är av intresse, samt hur detta verktyg fungerar i bruk. Avslutningsvis diskuteras möjliga utvecklingsområden och en utvärdering av hur väl det färdiga verktyget möter de förväntningar och mål som var riktlinjer i dess utformande. Då Bodens kommun växer, med inflyttande av nya företag och allt större population växer också behovet av en välfungerande dagvattenhantering för samhället. I det övergripande målet av att göra Bodens kommun till en hållbar och frodande stad är detta verktyg ett steg i rätt riktning i att effektivisera och förbättra Bodens dagvattensystem. Bodens kommun har också stora vattendrag och en miljö som kulturellt och ekologiskt behöver bevaras och tas om hand och därför är det viktigt att man tar bättre hand om dagvattenföroreningarna som släpps ut i recipienter.

The study of soldier’s experience is important to understanding the effect that wars have on society. In the latter part of the 19th century the experience of warfare changed due to advances in weapons technology. The defensive tactic of trench warfare gained new importance. The most prolific use of trench warfare occured on the Western Front in the First World War, but it was during the siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War that extensive trenches were first used with technologically advanced weapons. By comparing the siege of Petersburg with the Western Front, it is clear that similar conditions elicited similar emotional reactions from soldiers. The most common reactions were fraternization and war neurosis. Fraternization was more prevelant during the siege of Petersburg than at other times during the war. Fraternization was also common on the Western Front. The reasons for this vary, but are all linked to the nature of trench warfare. War neurosis was also caused by the conditions of the trenches. It was a bigger problem at Petersburg and on the Western Front than it was for soldiers in other conflicts. Trench warfare created these emotional reactions. / Master of Arts

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to analyze the differences in word recognition abilities between the Auditec (male) and VA (female) speakers for the Northwestern University Auditory Test No. 6 (NU-6) word lists for young adults with normal hearing for pure tones. Based on the literature, the hypothesis was recognition performance would be better on the Auditec version than on the VA version. The results were considered with respect to the mean data, individual subject data, and individual word data. Methods: Twelve young listeners with normal-hearing for pure tones (≤20 dB HL) participated (M = 24 years). The pure-tone thresholds were obtained using an automated test protocol. The pure-tone average (PTA) at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz in the first session was used to reference the presentation levels of the words [-2 to 28 dB sensation level (SL) in 6-dB steps]. Each participant was presented 1200 recorded words (100 words by six presentation levels by two speakers), over three, 1-hour sessions. The NU-6 words, which were compiled with a waveform editor and in-house routines, were presented in a randomized order and at randomized presentation levels. The participants completed a questionnaire to determine the perceived difficulty level for each speaker. Results: The overall recognition performances on the Auditec and VA versions of NU-6 were 71.4% and 64.1% respectively. All subjects performed better on the Auditec version. Recognition performances on the two versions were nearly identical at higher presentation levels. The difference between the two 50% points on the overall mean psychometric functions was 3.3 dB (Auditec, 3.8-dB SL; VA, 7.0-dB SL), with equivalent slopes (4.9 and 4.8%/dB respectively). Using the Spearman- Kärber equation, the difference between the two 50% points on each of the 200 words was 2.6 dB (Auditec, M = 5.3-dB SL, SD = 3.7 dB; VA, M = 7.9-dB SL, SD = 3.7 dB), which was a significant difference. A bivariate lot of individual word performances demonstrated that Auditec had had 140 words with better performances, VA had 47 words with better performances, and 13 words were equal. The questionnaire revealed that 11 of the 12 participants indicated that the Auditec version of the NU-6 was easier to understand. Conclusions: Overall, recognition performance was better on the Auditec version but at high presentation levels, recognition performance was equivalent on both versions of NU-6. At the lower presentation levels, recognition performance was poorer with the VA speaker. It should be noted that calibration differences could account for the differences.

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